The Stamp Man ATC Swaps

Firs and foliage now posted

2012-01-09T10:00:00.002Z

Hello fellow atcers.

What a delight to see your firs and foliage atcs - Utterly stunning! I do hope you like the swaps I have sent in return.

Our winner this month is Barbara Greenwood with this lovely evergreen atc.

A stunning stamp which has been coloured beautifully!

Well done Barbara!

Now the post over Christmas caused one or two people to become anxious about swaps returning and we have also had a case of missing post too (the oriental swap) so from this month I will list all the atcs received in the thanks thread so you will be able to check they did actually arrive. As the swaps dont get to me until after the end of the month it will be then, when I set up the thanks thread, that you will see them there.

Hopefully this will help you all.

Now one thing I have not been receiving is what themes winners would like to choose so having thought more about this Barbara will be the last one to choose the theme and I will set future themes. This will help as I can plan a year in advance so you can send more months in at once if you wish.

From January the person winning the atc swap will get a set of 3 from me and a set of 3 from Michelle as their winning prize - How does that sound?

Just remember if you send in more than 1 months atcs at once you will need a SAE for each months swap.

So folks have fun Recycling and I hope you like your Firs and foliage swaps when they arrive xx

Happy Crafting

Janet

January 2012 - Re-cycle

2012-01-01T11:59:00.005Z

Hello ATC swappers and welcome to a brand new year of ATC swapping here with the Stamp Man!

This months theme is Recycle - perfect for all those bits of left over packaging from Christmas so I hope you have been hiding away your trash to turn to treasure!

Check out the swap instructions down the side bar to play along. The address remains the same.

Have fun creating and now here are the teams inspiration.

Janet

Janet used

Egyptian stamps

Gold embossing powder

Mica powder

Tim Holtz mini classics stamps

Brenda

Brenda used -

Stamps - small flourish from Tim Holtz mini classics

Tim Holtz Rosette die

Tim Holtz banner die

Crealies leaf die and butterfly die

Michelle

Michelle Used

Aspects of Design Fruits Script (Unmounted)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Aged Mahogany
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Forest Moss
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Spiced Marmelade
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Wild Honey

Angela

Angela used:

Tim Holtz Distress ink Pine Needles and Black Soot

Tim Holtz distress stains - Broken china and Antique Linen

Non Sequitur - Across the miles stamp set 43C

November swaps are posted

2011-12-12T09:42:00.003Z

Not as many players for Novembers swap so I guess it was a bit of a challenge.

Still stunning work though and I marvelled at the ways you found to show fireworks in the night sky!

This set of atcs stood out because it was different and totally away from my thinking of the theme that I thought it was amazing!

The set was created by Pam Atkinson and she has added the characters from the bonfire plot and then used colours to represent fire. I also love how she has inked the pictures background but masked the men to keep them white and bold on the atc. Wonderful to see the idea of the original "fireworks" characters on this fab set of atcs.

Well done Pam!

Hope you enjoy the swaps you receive.

the thanks thread has been opened if you want to add your thanks there.

Happy crafting

Janet and The Stamp Man team

December theme: Evergreens - Firs and Foliage

2011-12-01T12:00:00.005Z

Hello All

Where on earth has 2011 gone? Passed me by in a flash - here we are on the last atc swap of 2011 - Firs and Foliage

Here is a couple of atcs from the team using one of the Stampmans own stamp sheets which you can find here

Janet

Michelle

I will be picking up Novembers Firework swaps on Saturday so the swap will take place over the weekend.

Have fun playing with firs and foliage and I look forward to seeing your gorgeous atcs.

here is the inlinkz if you would like to share them with everyone

Firework swap- more inspiration

2011-11-16T12:00:00.002Z

Have you made your firework swaps yet? If not, here is a little bit more DT inspiration.

Lisa Sparkle

Another Fireworks ATC

2011-11-10T20:50:00.000Z

Hi Guys

Sorry I'm so late with my contribution but better late than never an you never know it might jog your memory to make an ATC to swap this month

This a really simple design with just a TH inked background and stars from Apects of Design 05 - Christmas 1 stamped with Duo Embellishing Adhesive 1oz and sprinkled with glitter.

Check out the Embellishing Adhesive on the shop website - it's a brilliant product!

Tara x Michelle

Oriental swaps posted

2011-11-09T16:31:00.001Z

In fact they went yesterday so the first class ones should have arrived today. We were down on swaps this month with only 13 players - but quality was abundant!

Here is the winner made by Tracey Jackson and is a beautiful collaged piece in the traditional red and black oriental combination. Tracey will choose the theme for Februarys swap.

Hope you are busy creating your fireworks atcs for this months swap. Some have arrived already. The mid month post will be along with more inspiration but do scroll down to see some lovely ones from the DT.

Have fun!

Janet and The stamp Man Team xx

November ATC swap - Fireworks!

2011-11-01T12:00:00.001Z

Wow this one required some thought - got the old grey matter working and some long forgotten stash raided. I've already seen some fabulous ideas for this theme from some of our regular players - so inventive and talented - can't wait to see more! Here is a little inspiration from the team xx

Angela

Tim Holtz Mini Classics stamps - Distress ink Stormy sky, Black Soot and Dusty Concord - Black Archival ink - Twinkling H2o's - Moon Glow Silver Moon EP

Tim Holtz Mini Classics stamps - Distress ink Stormy sky, Black Soot and Dusty Concord - Versamark clear embossing ink - Twinkling H2o's - Moon Glow Silver Moon EP

This one was just for fun - Black ATC card from US Artquest Napkin kit - Stickles Gold and Red, Clear Embossing powder, Hero Arts Mini letter clock stamps upper and lower - Black Archival ink and photo.

Janet

Janet used

Chipped sapphire distress ink, Tree from Stampers anonymous TH Believe stamp set, Midnight teal embossing powder, sakura pens, perfect medium.

I do hope that has given you some ideas - don't forget the swap instructions are on the side bar. If you would like to share your creations through the Inlinkz then please do add here.

I will be picking up the swaps for October to swap over the weekend so not long to wait for your oriental creations .

Happy Crafting x

Oriental ATCs- more inspiration.

2011-10-16T12:00:00.001+01:00

Soooooo, have you made your oriental ATCs yet? No? Waiting for inspiration to strike? Well, here's some more from our Design Team!

Lisa Sparkle

Lisa O

In my Garden swaps have been posted

2011-10-06T00:17:00.001+01:00

Hi all - Lovely as always to see the imagination and thought that have gone into making your atcs - gorgeous gorgeous stamps out there and some wonderful talent playing along.

Our numbers were down this month - only 18 players but with some of you sending 6 atcs for a swap that still means the numbers I am swapping are still high.

As always thanks so much for your little notes and Raks - I love opening the letters as much as I love seeing the swaps. So this months winner is Sue Davies AKA Sue the Iron. Here it is - it was difficult to photograph with the high gloss of UTEE but honestly all the layering blew me away - Utterly gorgeous Sue.

So hope you are ready to play along with our Oriental theme - you may also have noticed November and Decembers themes have been added in too. I look forward to seeing them all .

Have fun creating x

Janet and The Stamp Man team

October Swap - Oriental

2011-10-01T09:00:00.005+01:00

Hello All and welcome to another Stamp Man ATC swap.

this month we would like to see Oriental inspired ATC's.

Thisnk Peace, Tranquility, Beauty...You got it! We cannot wait to see your takes on the subject. Now here is a little bit of inspiration from the group to help get you started.

Michelle

Habico Chinese Flowers & Symbols

Non-Seq. 52C Oriental Collage Elements & Dragonflies

Non-Seq. 40C Oriental Love Letters

Angela

Habico Chinese Flowers & Symbols

Stazon Black

Distress inks

UTEE

Thanks for joining us and have a fabulous time!

In the garden swap- more inspiration

2011-09-15T12:00:00.000+01:00

How're you all getting on with your In the garden swaps? Need a bit more inspiration? Well, here you go then!

Lisa Sparkle

August Ocean swaps are posted

2011-09-07T12:26:00.004+01:00

Wow! I loved how creative you were with the Ocean theme some totally stunning atcs that's for sure!

So hard to chose a winner however after a weekend away in Filey and Whitby with lots of childhood memories swirling around my head this one stood out for me - I love the simple stamped look, the gentle shading around the edges but wow the sentiment says it all!

Well done Andrea Heath you are our August winner!

Details in your envelope.

So how many of you played along this month?

well I have posted 21 envelopes today going to Europe, Great Britain and The USA

Such variety and talent that I am privileged to see.

Don't forget you can share your atcs with everyone at The Stamp Man atc swap by adding them to the linky if you have a blog.

have fun with this months theme In The Garden and Lisa will be along mid month to share some more inspiration with you from the DT team x

Happy Crafting

Janet

September atc swap - in the garden

2011-09-01T12:00:00.004+01:00

Hello All and welcome to another stamp Man atc swap.

this month we would like to see atcs inspired by your garden.

Now I have to say I dont have a garden - more a back yard but just beyond is some wild land and the railway tracks where little rabbits often play. So here is my atc to get you thinking about your own garden inspiration!

Angela

Brenda

Please check out the swap instructions on the side bar and if you would like to share your creations on the blog then do add your link here with the Inlinkz.

I will be picking up your Ocean atcs on Saturday and swapping over the weekend

happy Crafting!

Janet

The Ocean ATC challenge.....more inspiration!

2011-08-15T12:00:00.003+01:00

Just a reminder about this month's Ocean ATC challenge from the Stamp Man team.

Here's some more fabulous inspiration from the Design Team!

Lisa Sparkle

Neil

July swaps - sorry they are late

2011-08-13T13:50:00.003+01:00

Hi All and firstly humongous apologies for the lateness of swapping this month. Its been so busy at the clarke house and I failed to get myself organised sooner. However your swaps were posted this morning so should start arriving from Monday Royal Mail allowing.

So here is Julys winner Kate Perry

It was even more difficult than usual to chose as there were so many utterly gorgeous Vintage atcs - its obviously a theme you all excel at.

Kate used to swap with the Stamp man years ago and has just joined in the swap again. In the end her atc swung my decision mostly because of the fabulous texture with in it. If you look carefully - even the atc itself is textured as well as all the embelishments.

Well done Kate - i have added instructions to your swaps about what to do next.

We had 26 people swapping this time which was fantastic - i do hope you enjoy your miniature works of art when they arrive. huge thanks for all your letters and Raks too - they are always a joy to read/ look at.

Lisa will be along in a few days with a mid month reminder about this months theme which is The Ocean and yet more stunning inspiration from other DT members.

Happy Crafting

Janet and The Stamp Man team x

The Ocean

2011-08-01T12:00:00.004+01:00

Hi There and welcome to Augusts Stamp Man swaps. The theme this month is the Ocean.

Lots of gorgeous summery colours used here by the design team!

Swaps to be at The Shop by 31st August - all swap details are here

Some inspiration to get your creativity flowing from the team

Janet

Janet used

Distress inks faded jeans and broken china

Tim Holtz Air travel stamps

Art quest supplies

Brenda

Brenda used -

Watercolour pencils

Distress Inks - faded jeans, chipped sapphire, vintage photo and walnut stain

Inks

Angela used:

Tim Holtz Distress inks (Faded Jeans, Broken China, Old Paper, Vintage Photo, Walnut)

Tim Holtz Stamps (Mini Classics, Air Travel)

Ranger UTEE

Distress Crackle (Rock Candy)

Perfect Pearls (Heirloom Gold)

Glossy Accents

Beads(Sale room -Stamp Man)

Shells

Lisa O

Lisa used:
Starburst Stains-Baby Blue eyes Aqua
Distress Inks-Faded Jeans
Aspects Of Design Nautical Stamps
Cosmic Shimmer Mica Blue Mica Powder
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder-D'Vine Swirls

Wonderful work team mates

Here is the inlinkz in case you want to share your work

Mid month reminder for the Vintage ATC swap

2011-07-14T22:46:00.003+01:00

Hi Everyone

Just a reminder that this month's Vintage theme is now about half way through, have you entered the theme yet? Here's a bit more inspiration for you from the Design Team

Neil

Jill

Jill used:

Tim Holtz stamps Mini Muse

TH Ideo-logy Pen Nib

Canvas

Distress inks peeled paint and rusty hinge

Mesh ribbon

Torn piece of postcard

Brenda

Brenda used
Tim Holtz stamps - weathered textiles, haberdashery and mini classics.
Distress Inks - worn lipstick, pumice stone and walnut stain.
Tim Holtz shabby vintage paper stack.
Shrink plastic.

Lisa O

Lisa used:
Non Sequitur Stamps
Distress Inks-Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Worn Lipstick and Forest Moss
Diamond Stickles

Also, Inlinkz wasn't set up this month, ooops! But it is now so please see the original Vintage post and add your entries there. We hope you will join us

Thank you!

ATC winner and trees swap posted

2011-07-03T17:08:00.004+01:00

Hi All

Some stunning atcs for the Trees swap and an amazing variety of tree stamps too!

lovely to see some new players joining in. We had 25 in all including 2 players from the USA and one from South Africa!

The swaps have been posted today so I do hope you all enjoy the ones I have chosen for you.

Onto the winners atc

This gorgeous creation is from Jean Straw - the distressed stamping and inking caught my eye and the beautiful saying just clinched it! Jean has been a faithful player for the last year and always produces beautiful stamped atcs - I am sure if you have received her work its very treasured.

So well done Jean - I have popped a note in with your atcs about what to do next x

Please don't forget to change the Stamp man address in your diary as its now unit 11 instead of 10 - see the post below for the full address.

I look forward to receiving your Vintage atcs this month - please ensure they are at the stamp man by the 31st July.

Happy Crafting folks x

Janet and The Stamp Man team x

July ATC Swap - Vintage Theme

2011-07-01T12:00:00.007+01:00

Hi All and welcome to Julys Atc swap here at The Stamp Man.

As you can imagine its been all systems go at Stamp Man HQ getting ready for the move next door. Ian has been busy making shelving and display boards whilst Jill and the girls pack pack pack! If you have been lucky enough to visit this last month you will surely have found many bargains to be had.

And its not too late to visit - Given some notice Jill and Ian can meet you at the warehouse so you can have a good old rummage but you must phone ahead as its not going to be manned all the time.

The move does also mean the address has changed and is now

The Stampman, Unit 11, Craven Nursery Park, Snaygill Industrial Estate, Keighley Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2QR,

Not a huge change as its only gone from 10 to 11 but an important one as far as your swaps are concerned. Please make sure you change the address in your records.

So onto this months swap which is Vintage - a fabulous theme which is so adaptable to anyone's stash so i do hope you play along.

June's swap - trees will be sorted and posted this weekend so do stop by and f

ind out who has won and when they are on their way to you - some beauties I promise you!

Over to the DT for some vintage inspiration x

Janet

Janet used

Aspects of design mens sheet,

Brilliance ink, clear embossing powder

archival coffee, distress tool, cut and dr

y foam

Angela

Angela Used

Aspects of design Lace sheet 1

Stamp sheet Butterfly Angels(Sale room)-(

Rose)

Gold jewlery chain-Unknown

Gold detail EP
Clear detail EP
TH Distress ink - old paper

TH Distress ink – Victorian Velvet

Sue

Sue used:
Tim Holtz - Haberdashery
Tim Holtz - Adverts
Distress inks - Old Paper; Walnut Stain

Lisa Sparkle

Lisa used:
Distress ink- Walnut stain
Aspects of design 10- Mens

June ATC Swap Trees - More Inspiration...

2011-06-19T12:00:00.003+01:00

Wow, it's half way through the month again, June is flying by so quickly!!

Just a little reminder, have you joined in with our June ATC swap yet?

The theme for the month of June is trees, please see the main post below where you can find the details and add your cards digitally.

Remember you can either post photos of your work here OR send in 3 ATC's to us on the theme for swapping OR perhaps do both! (Instructions are on the sidebar).

Here's a little more inspiration for you

Jill

I used:

Tree and bird stamps from Tim Holtz - Mini Ornates 064

Distress Inks Chipped Sapphire and Bundled Sage

Sticker from 7 Gypsies

Angela

Angela used:

Tim Holtz Urban Tapestry stamp set -flowers

Tim Holtz Winter stamp set - Tree

Napkin collage kit -USArtquest

Tim Holtz Distress inks - Peeled paint, Broken China, Forest Moss

Promarkers

May Swaps are ready to post!

2011-06-06T15:12:00.005+01:00

Hi All - May's swaps are now ready to find their way to you - utterly gorgeous every single one of them. Now this months winner has been chosen not just for composition but for amazing use of colour. I have actually met this young artist in real life and have to say I think she is one of the most talented crafters I know. So a big round of applause for Belle Weimer!

Belle attended the Lovin' ink craft retreat in March and is also a regular visitor to The Stamp Man shop - always with an eye for a bargain she is extremely creative and is also only 9 years old! She also shares a craft room with her wonderfully talented Mum so has access to all kinds of media which she is very creative at using. Belle returns to the States later this summer so I am really glad she played along with us this time so some of you get to see and own this gorgeous work. So well done Belle. You get to choose a future theme and the atc will be proudly displayed in the shop for all to see!

As always the work you put in was wonderful - we had 26 people playing along this time which is fantastic. I do hope you like the pieces of art I have chosen for you and I have begun a thank you thread for you to leave your appreciation comments on.

Lisa will be back in a week or so to share more DT inspiration with you for our current swap which is trees so looking forward to seeing those very soon.

Take care and happy crafting!
Janet

June Swap - Trees

2011-06-01T12:00:00.001+01:00

Hi All and welcome to another Stamp Man atc swap

This months theme is to use trees on your creations.

Please click here for all the swap instructions and details.

As always the team have come up with some pieces to inspire you

Janet Used

Brenda

Brenda used

Alcohol inks - sunshine yellow, watermelon, red pepper, gold mixative

Distress ink - Forest Moss

Tim Holtz stamps - Mini Holidays 2

Michelle

Michelle Used
Aspects of Design 26 - Rambling 2
TH Distress Inks

Lisa O

Lisa used:
Habico Chinese Flowers Stamps
Distress Inks-Broken China, Bundled Sage & Worn Lipsick
Diamond Stickles

Such beautiful work team thank you.

hope you have fun with trees this month!

If you would like to link to your blog then please add your link here with the inlinkz tool

May Friendship Swap- more inspiration!

2011-05-16T12:00:00.002+01:00

Wow, half way through May already!!! Where is the time going.....

So, just in case you haven't got round to making your ATCs for this month's Friendship themed swap, here's a little bit more inspiration!

Lisa

Lisa used;

Aspects of Design 01- Floral

Lisa (O)

Lisa used:

Tim Holtz Sissix Swirl Die

Distress Inks- Broken China, Chipped Sapphire and Dusty Concord

NEIL

Neil used
Vintage photo, walnut stain aged mahogany Distress inks
Tim Holtz Stamps - mini muse

April swaps posted

2011-05-13T21:38:00.002+01:00

Hi All and sorry for the late posting but I think we all know the technical difficulties over the last few days with blogger.

We had 29 people playing along with the bird theme atc swap and some wonderful atcs too. Thanks so much for your Raks and wonderful notes - it feels like I have lots of penpals!

For the winning atc I have gone for something that stood out the most so here it is by Andrea Heath.

Andreas atcs were all a little different but included real bird feather which I thought was a wonderful touch. So well done Andrea - instructions are in your swap envelope.

All the swaps were posted today so should begin to arrive maybe even as early as tomorrow. I was late doing the swap as we needed to wait for some international swaps to arrive - I think the chance to swap with folks overseas is definately worth waiting for and hope you agree.

Don't forget to add your thanks to the thread on the sidebar its always nice to know where your art has found a home.

The friendship swaps are rolling in so do keep them coming for what is bound to be another wonderful themed swap.

Happy crafting everyone.

May swap - Friendship

2011-05-02T12:00:00.004+01:00

Hello and welcome to another month of the Stamp Man atc swap. So sorry we are a day late we have all been really busy with the bank holiday festivities that time ran away from us!

Hope you all enjoyed the gorgeous weather and spectacular Royal Wedding - didn't they both look so radiant and happy?

Before I move on to the DT inspiration don't forget The Stamp Man has an open day on Saturday 21st May - This is going to be a brilliant day with make and takes and bargains galore in the sale room. I can certainly promise you a huge welcome and crafty goodies you will love so if you can make it then we would love to see you there.

So onto Mays atc swap. This month the theme is friendship. Here is a little inspiration from the design team - more to come later in the month.

Janet

Janet used

Tim Holtz stamps - Shabby french

creative expressions sewing stamps (in the shop so do ask)

craft stamper free stamps

(Stampman stocks Craft stamper and has some back issues available )

adirondack juniper and sunshine yellow ink

Stazon timber brown

Brenda

Brenda used

DIs - bundled sage, barn door, dried mari gold

Stampendous music stamp

TH stamps - shabby french

Sue

Sue used:
Aspects of Design - Butterfly Beauties
Tim Holtz - Tattered Leaves Sizzix Die
Tim Holtz - Ticket Strip Sizzlet Die
Tim Holtz - Type Charm
Adirondack ink pads - Denim; Lettuce; Pesto
Speedball Brayer

Michelle

Michelle Used

Aspects of Design 11 - Floral Alphabet

Distress Re-inker Dusty Concord

Distress Re-inker Peeled Paint

Distress Re-inker Spiced Marmalade

Distress Pad Brushed Corduroy

Original Distress Pad Mustard Seed

Gorgeous creations x

I will be collecting Aprils swap on Friday from the shop and swapping over next weekend so stop by soon for more news.

Happy Crafting!

Janet and The Stamp Man Team

Bird themed ATC swap- More DT inspiration!

2011-04-15T11:59:00.009+01:00

Hey there everyone! Don't forget that our Bird themed ATC swap is still running, we've had some stunning entries already, but there's loads of time to get your swaps in!!!

All the swap instructions are here.

3 atcs - to The Stamp Man by the 30th April

Dont forget a SAE.

Here are some more stunning DT ATCs to inspire you!

JILL

Jill used
Tim Holtz stamps - The birds from Mini Ornates
Starburst Stains Icicle Creek (for the background)
7 Gypsies stickers (and alphabet from the shop too- sale room)

NEIL

Neil used
Forest moss, broken china and faded jeans Distress ink and brown stazon.
Tim Holtz stamps Umbrella man (minus umbrella!) from Mini Muse set, numbers from Going Somewhere set and birds from Mini Ornates set.
The sentiment I made up, so it's handwritten.

We'd love to see your little ATC creations! Hope this inspired you to get feathery!

March swap in the post

2011-04-10T15:17:00.003+01:00

Hi All and thanks again for a fantastic swap - some wonderfully wise words amongst the 31 players. It was hard choosing a winner from all the wondeful atcs but the attention to detail drew my eye to this atc

Made by Nikki Foster I love the crackle background and the embossed edge detail - its a gorgeous colour blue and the addition of beads and pins works really well - so well done Nikki there is a note in your swaps about choosing the theme for June.

As always it was a pleasure to be able to see each atc individually and I want to thank you for all the time and effort you put into creating the little treasures. I do hope you like the swaps I have chosen for you. All are in the post as I type.

Don't forget this months theme is birds and Lisa Sparkle will be along in a few days with a DT update post for more inspiration should you need it.

Happy Crafting.

Janet

March swap

2011-04-08T22:20:00.001+01:00

Hi All March swap is almost complete thanks everyone for taking part all 31 of you from here in the UK, Belgium and the USA - will post out on Monday so watch out for the winner announcement then. Janet

April Swap - Birds

2011-04-01T12:00:00.013+01:00

Hi All and welcome to another atc theme here at The Stamp Man. This month the theme is birds

so hope to see all kinds of feathery friends on your atcs.

All the swap instructions are here.

3 atcs - to The Stamp Man by the 30th April

Dont forget a SAE

Heres what our fab DT have been playing with Janet

Janet used

adirondack inks denim and lettuce

Tim Holtz stamps Shabby French and Urban Chic

Krylon pen gold

Brenda

Brenda used -

Dream Weaver stencil

Distress Inks - bundled sage, peeled paint, forest moss, dried marigold, antique linen, vintage photo and walnut stain.

Stazon - Timber Brown

Tim Holtz bird stamp - shabby french collection

Lisa (O) Lisa used: Distress Inks-Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy and Aged Mahogany Tim Holtz stamps- Urban Chic Clear Embossing Powder

Lisa Sparkle

Lisa used:
Tim Holtz Shabby French, Tim Holtz Santa's Wish

Michelle

Michelle Used
Habico Chinese Flowers and Symbols
Adirondak Inks.

Thanks folks gorgeous creations - Now its over to you

Under RM steam they are punking their way back to you! or will be in the morning LOL

2011-03-03T15:02:00.003Z

Are you groaning? Sorry could not resist!

So yes the steampunk atcs are on their way (almost)out there in the many ways RM use to get the post back to you. Thanks so much for playing along with this super swap theme - I know it has not been easy for some of you but you all rose to the challenge beautifully. Thanks also to the ladies from Belgium, friends of Julie who chose the theme, who have played along for the first time. I hope you want to play along again too.

Our winner is a first time player I think - didn't recognise the name but totally loved her atcs.

Alison Scotland - dont we all have a thingymajig lying around the house LOL? I loved Alisons use of ink to highlight the edges of her paper and those butterfly antenae are wonderful! have popped details in your envelope Alison about choosing the theme for June.

Big thanks to for the lovely letters and raks you send me - I feel like I have a new set of penpals and love to open those gorgeous pieces of art.

Hope you like your swaps - dont forget to leave thanks on the thread on the side bar - always nice to see where your art has gone to and if it was appreciated.

Take care and until next time Happy Crafting x Janet

Wise words March atc swap

2011-03-01T12:00:00.009Z

Hello Atc swappers and welcome to March Stamp Man atc swap. This months theme was chosen by Yvonne Whalley

and is "Wise Words"

All the swap info can be found here but remember the swap closes on the last day of the month. You can send us more than one months themes but please remember to put a SAE for each theme.

here is the Dt inspiration

J anet

Janet used

Distress inks

Shabby French Tim Holtz stamp set

Brenda

Brenda used

Barn Door, Black Soot, Pumice Stone, Tattered Rose an d Peeled Paint Distress Inks

Glossy Accents

Li sa (O)

Lisa used:
Faded Jeans and Peeled Paint Distress Inks
Nautical Aspects of Design Stamps
Tim Holtz Mini Muse Stamps

Sue

Sue used:
Aspects of Design - Floral
Distress Inks - Victorian Velvet, Walnut Stain
Tim Holtz - Sizzlits Ticket Strip
Glossy Accents

Lisa Sparkle

Lisa used:
Craft Stamper Stamp Man freebie stamp
Aspects of Design 62 Design elements

Gorgeous team!

As always here is the Inlinkz if you want to add links to your blog. Februarys swaps will be collected and swapped at the weekend so check back next Monday.

January Swaps are in the post!

2011-02-06T21:03:00.002Z

Hi All and thank you for playing along with The Stamp Man atcs swaps again. We had 20 players this time with some fabulous interpretations of Rhymes and Tales. This is the one I have chosen as a winner this month mainly because it transported me back to childhood and watching The Secret Garden on the BBC children's series. I can just see the sulky girl discovering the secret garden with all its magical moments.

well done Jean Straw - lovely layered stamping - one of my favourite techniques - and the addition of the key charm makes it just that bit more magical. A gorgeous piece of art.

As always our winner gets to choose a future theme and has a DT atc in their return swaps - this month from the talented Michelle.

So this months theme is steampunk and we have already received 2 lots of atcs! Hoping to see lots more too.

Happy crafting and this month I have added a thanks thread!

Janet

February Swap - Steampunk

2011-02-01T12:00:00.018Z

Hello and welcome to Februarys atc swap here at The Stamp Man.

The theme this month was chosen by Julie

and is Steampunk!

as usual all the same rules apply which can be found here

The team were challenged with this theme but I am sure you will see they rose to it beautifully!

Janet

Janet used

Cuttlebug cogs and gears embossing folder

retired aspects of design stamp sheet

Craft stamper freebie stamp

7 Gypsies mini keys and paper

Tim Holtz idealogy

black distress ink

Brenda

Supplies used -

DIs Antique Linen and Vintage Photo

Cosmic Shimmer - Ancient Copper

TH die - Gadget Gears

TH stamps - Mini Classics

other bits from own stash

Jill

Supplies

Tim Holtz Gadget Gears

Mini Postcards - Planes Trains and Automoblies

Tim's Ideology Sprocket Gears, Game Spinners

Hero Arts Clock Background - Time to Stamp

Hero Arts Big Clock

Distress Ink

Cuttlebug folders Cogs and Gears and Spots and Dots

Mirror card, curly clips from the shop

7-gypsy stickers - from our bargain room at the shop

Lisa

Lisa used

Japanese Garden Starburst stains with bubble wrap background

Tim Holtz Shabby French stamps

Tim Holtz Bigz Die- Gadget Gears

Tim Holtz ideology bits and pieces

Fired Brick Distress ink

Cuttlebug folders Cogs and Gears

Michelle

Michelle used

Stamps - Love Letters

Tim Holtz ideology bits and pieces

Distress Ink

Fab inspiration team!

Here is the inlinkz should you wish to link to your blog.

Januarys Rhymes and Tales will be picked up on friday and sorted over the weekend so should be on their way by next week.

Have fun atcers!

Swaps are sorted and on their way

2011-01-14T00:12:00.002Z

Hi Folks thanks for yet another wonderful swap. It is always a joy to open the envelopes and see your gorgeous work, it really is quite a privileged job sorting them.

So onto this months winner - who as always will have their atc proudly displayed in the Stamp Man shop and who gets to choose a future theme.

This months winner is Val Rich.

Here is her atc

Aside to the gorgeous stamping and beautiful shades of colour this atc gleams with mica powder - it really does sparkle.

Fabulous Val a wonderful atc.

As ever I have added a note in with your swaps. I do so love getting the little messages you send me with your swaps too you are becoming like pen pals.

So as the atcs were posted this morning some of you may receive them as early as tomorrow. I do hope you love the ones I have chosen for you - being a Christmas lover it was hard to part with them all this time I loved them so much x

Have fun with Rhymes and Tales x

Janet

January Swap - Rhymes and Tales

2011-01-01T18:00:00.006Z

Hello Folks and welcome to the new Year and New atc swap here at The Stamp Man.

Please scroll down for Blog Hop details.

So our January theme is

Rhymes and Tales

which gives you lots of scope to play with

You can find all the nitty gritty swap info here

Here are the DTs take on the lovely theme.

Janet

Janet used

Distress inks crushed olive and wild honey

gold embossing powder and perfect medium

Stamps by Tim Holtz (crackle and fir tree branch)

Pear by the Stamp Man

Brenda

Brenda used

Distress inks Pine Needles, Bundled Sage, Antique Linen ans Spun Sugar.

Tim Holtz Mini Holidays 2 stamps

Perfect pearls, Heirloom Gold

Sarah

Sarah used
'Humpty Dumpty', a Karen Foster stamp by Stampington
watercolour paints

Lisa

Lisa used:
Rose stamp from The Stamp Man
Distress inks in Fired Brick and Peeled Paint

Sue

Sue used - Tim Holtz's mini mask - Regal set
Tim Holtz Sizzix die - Tattered Flowers
Distress inks - Spun Sugar and Victorian Velvet
Aspect of Design stamps - Classical Instruments & Alluring Ladies

Michelle

Pairs of Pears

Now over to you folks - Here is the inlinkz if you want to share your creations on your blog x

The Stamp Man, Blog Hop, Challenge, and Award Event for 2010

2010-12-31T12:00:00.072Z

The Stamp Man Award for proudly presenting

my best craft project of the year 2010

With blog hop, challenge and prizes!

We are doing something a little different over on our Challenge blog. Last year we held our first awards event, the awards were for proudly presenting your best/favourite crafting project you feel you made during the year. We are going to hold it again this year but we are also linking it with our fortnightly Challenge.

We would like you to join in the challenge, which is to show us your best/favourite project of 2010. Perhaps it could be an ATC that you have entered here this year?

The award blinkie is just a nice random award for anyone that joins in. Display your award blinkie on your sidebar with a link back to The Stamp Man main blog.

As you can see above Janet is displaying her favourite ATC, which featured in The Look theme.

The most important part of this is that we would like you all to have fun and enjoy taking time to look back on your crafting over the last year.

We are also holding another blog hop! To find out more details, see the prizes and to start at the beginning of the blog hop please click HERE,

But, here's the basic list you need to follow

Join in the actual challenge with your best/favourite project linked with Inlinkz as usual
Take your award blinkie with pride and display it on your sidebar with a link back to here.
Follow your way around the blog hop in the order you are given along the way, collect all the letters/code you will find on each blog. Write these down then work out the answer when the blog hop is finished.
Leave a comment on ALL of the blogs you visit in the blog hop
Post our event blinkie onto your blogs or a post about the event with your best/favourite project
Email the answer to: thestampman@btconnect.com by 9pm (GMT) on Thursday 13th January 2011. Please put blog hop answer as the email title

If you get carried away looking through the work on the blogs you visit and run out of time to complete the hop that day, make a note of where you stop and start again another day. You have 2 weeks to complete the awards, challenge and the blog hop, so there is no rush to get to the end, enjoy the journey and admire the scenery along the way!

If you have already been hopping on the blog hop, you should have arrived from Brenda (bumblebees and butterflies)

Your next visit should be to Debbie (Made with Love)

Oh, before you go, make a note of this letter which is Y

Finally, I would personally like to thank Janet for all her hard work running the ATC swaps and to you all for entering them and making them a success

I hope you will continue joining in with the ATC swaps, the first one of the year that Janet will be announcing on 1st January is Rhymes and Tales

Happy New Year everyone!!

Jill

Phew they have been posted!

2010-12-05T22:45:00.002Z

Wow Ladies - stunning entries for Take a letter - really imaginative however you made it really hard choosing a winner - good job my Sister Amy was on hand with the sustenance I needed for a difficult task!

See here they all are on my dining room table looking gorgeous every single one!
However the deed had to be done so I chose
Meggymay AKA Yvonne Whalley.

This seemed to capture everything the atc swap is about - creating art in miniature to share with others.

So well done MeggyMay

Your atc will be on the wall of the shop by the end of the week and you get a DT atc in your swaps.

Great to see some of you making the most of the opportunity to combine postage for swaps too so some of the "Tis the season" swaps are already here.

I have added a Christmas atc from me to your package this time as a Thank You for playing along with us here at The Stamp Man atc swap.

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and as usual the swap thanks are on the side bar for when they begin to arrive .

Keep warm in this chilly spell x

Janet and The Stamp Man team

Scroll down for current swap instructions

December Swap - Tis the Season

2010-12-02T23:02:00.001Z

Hello and welcome to Decembers Stamp Man atc swap!

You can find all the swap details here.

This months swap is called "Tis the Season" So let your imagination run wild with this one - the obvious is Christmas but of course being winter its also the season of snow as we all were reminded of this weekend!

To allow for Christmas post hold ups this swap will remain open until 5th January so we will have a little overlap for the January theme too.

I will be picking up the "take a letter" atcs on Friday so will be sorting over the weekend.

Hope you like the teams take on this months theme - I think the colours are stunning!

Janet

Janet used

weathered wood distress ink

black archival distress ink

Tim Holtz stamps
Mini Holiday

Brenda

Brenda used

Tim Holtz stamps - Reindeer Flight and Letter to Santa

Distress inks - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Aged Mahogany and Forest Green

Cranberry Alcohol Ink

Cosmic Shimmer embossing powder

Red brads

Sue

Sue used
Tim Holtz stamps - Mini Holidays
Distress Inks - Broken China, Chipped Sapphire
Labels 16 Nestabilities
Tim Holtz - Distressed Stickles
Blue eyelet

Michelle

Michelle Used

Aspects of Design 36 – Swirly Trees

Starburst Stains Spray Bottles - Holiday Wreath
Distress Pad Faded Jeans
Distress Pad Shabby Shutters
PS8/CW - Shrink Plastic - Canvas White
Diamond Glitter Glue

Kay

Kay used:
Aspects of Design No.36 Swirly Trees

Lisa

Lisa used:

Tim Holtz Holiday Collections stamp

Distress Inks

Jill

Jill used:
Tim Holtz ATC stamps - Holiday Collection
Distress Inks: Barn Red and Peeled Paint
Nestie Scalloped Hearts
Moonglow Embossing Powder Bougainvillea Red Teal
USArtQuest Ahh Great Tape and Mica Flakes Sparkling Champagne

So over to you folks here is the inlinkz if you would like to link your blog x I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations x Janet

They are on there way......

2010-11-04T11:54:00.003Z

Yes "Travelling" as I type - I have posted your atcs for the October Travel swap. I have seen the most fabulous atcs many of which have reminded me about stamps in my collection I have neglected LOL. There have been many modes of transport, cars, bicycles, boats, ships, planes and many places - London, New York, Paris, Italy, Eygpt - there have been maps, signs, passports and luggage labels - fantastic to see the theme has fired so much imagination.

Choosing a winner was hard but in the end I have chosen Julie Haelemeersch from Belgium. Here is Julies winning atc which will be in the shop very soon for customers to admire and take inspiration from.

I loved the use of colour and stamping to build up the layers in this atc - gorgeously finished too with those beautiful decorative corners. Here is a closer look.

A gorgeous atc Julie - I have added you a note telling you what to do next. In fact you all have a note in your swaps and a few of you have an extra bonus but all will become clear when your swaps arrive!

I have begun a thank you thread on the side bar - leaving thanks can really make someones day so is worth taking the time to do. I am really looking forward to your imaginative "Take a letter" swaps for this months theme - do scroll down to the last post to find out more.

Have fun creating your miniature works of art

X Janet X

November swap - Take a letter

2010-11-01T12:00:00.006Z

Hello Atc swappers and here we are again a new month and a new swap!

As usual I will be picking up the swaps from The Stamp Man later this week and having a good old nosey at your fab creations before mixing them up and sending them off to you. Check back later in the week for a winners post!

This months swap is chosen by Edna Winstanley

and is

"Take a letter"

As usual this is free to be interpreted any way you wish so let your imagination run wild!

You can find the swap instructions here

Here is the DTs atcs to get your inspiration flowing

So here is our Linky friend if you would like to share your atcs on the blog. Happy Crafting!

Altered Challenge Blog Hop Winners

2010-10-19T22:15:00.000+01:00

Did you enter our Altered Challenge blog hop? If so, pop over to our challenge blog to see if you won a prize!!!

Our design team members that hosted the hop were each allocated a prize to give away on their blogs, the winner for this blog is...

Zoechaos
Hero Arts CL150 Heartfelt Messages

The winners' list was announced last night and Zoe has already claimed her prize. All the winners have until midnight next Monday to claim their prizes.

The winner of the prize draw for actually entering the Altered Challenge is Janet Wilson, who won £30 of Stamp Man Gift Vouchers.

Congratulations to all winners!!

Jill

Swaps - The Look - have been posted

2010-10-05T07:51:00.005+01:00

Hello Swappers!

Your the look atcs were FANTASTIC! here they all are ready to be swapped.

The theme was interpreted in some wonderful ways so I thought I would share just a few

This was by Edna Winstanly our last winner

This one was made by Kris Smart

This one is by Julie Haelemeersch

and finally this one I chose as The Winner

Beautiful use of the freebie stamp the soft colours around the face is gorgeous

Well done

Angela Weimer

Your swap will be in the shop shortly for visitors to admire.

I've popped a note in your envelope Angela about what to do next.

I have started a new link to a thank you thread so please leave your thanks when you receive your atcs. A word from someone who has received an atc from you is always appreciated.

Have fun with the next Theme Travel - scroll down for all the info

Janet

October's theme - Travel

2010-10-01T12:00:00.012+01:00

Welcome to Octobers ATC swap at The Stamp Man.

Our theme this month was chosen by Anita our first winner from July's swap.

And It's another theme that's wide open to your interpretation so hope you have fun with it.

Travel

I will be picking up the atc's for The Look swap (September) from the shop today and will swap them all over this coming weekend so watch out for the winner to be announced early next week.

Now we had a couple of queries about when the swap ends. Our swap runs by calendar month so your swaps need to be at the shop by the last day of the month for the swap you are entering. This swap ends on 31st October so all swaps need to be in by then.

You can find all other rules

here

Now our design team have been busy making their travel entries so here is some inspiration to get your creativity flowing.

So where will your travelling take you? London, Paris, New York? Dig out those stamps and get creating and if you would like to show us what you have done then just add your link to inlinkz and we will come and check them out.

Altered Challenge Blog Hop!

2010-09-24T12:00:00.002+01:00

Firstly, if you haven't joined in with our blog hop and would like to, please click HERE to go back to the start where you will find all the information you need to join in with us.

As well as you visiting our design teams blogs, we have included visits to the 3 Stamp Man blogs, so welcome to our ATC Swap Blog!

You have just arrived from Janet's blog, (hopefully!). Janet runs our ATC Swaps here. She does a fantastic job with the swaps and I know that the ladies that join in love it, so if you haven't joined in yet, bookmark this page now!!

Well, you are back with me as I altered more than 1 letter, my letter this time is an S that I decorated with Ferro and Terra textural paints. I left the colours as they are but added gold highlights randomly with a Krylon pen and also used it to colour the chippie swirls.

I made the flowers from scrunched up paper painted with Starburst Stains.

The prize I have for you here is

Hero Arts CL150 Heartfelt Messages a set of clear stamps

Don't forget to leave a comment under this post before you head off over to Kay's Crafty Corner

Bye for now!!

Jill

Swaps have been posted!

2010-09-06T10:13:00.004+01:00

Huge thanks to everyone who took part in the swaps for August - the standard of work going into these miniature works of art is brilliant and I feel very lucky getting to see them all. We had 24 players for the Time swap and choosing a feature artist was not an easy task but after a lot of deliberation here is the Atc for August.

Made by Edna Winstanley from Blackpool. Not sure if Edna has a blog as there were no blog details on her atcs but I loved how she has put these elements together. Well done Edna - I have popped a note in your envelope so if you could get back to me with a choice of 3 topics for us to choose Decembers theme.

I hope you like the choices I have made for you all. I have begun a Thank you thread in the left hand column - it would be great if you could add your thanks there. Just click on the thanks and a new page will appear.
So I am looking forward to seeing those "The Look" atcs for Octobers theme. Happy crafting xx Janet

September ATC swap - The Look

2010-09-01T12:00:00.005+01:00

Huge Thanks to everyone who took part in Augusts time swap - we are thrilled with your response to the atc swap here at The Stampman!

Check back later in the week to find out who is this months featured ATCer.

The swaps will be posted at The weekend and I thought it may be nice to have a thank you feature so once you receive your time swaps please do leave comments at the end of this post - its always nice to see who got your swaps!

So onto Septembers theme which is "The Look"

We had the freebie for Craft Stampers September issue in mind for this one but do feel free to interpret the theme any way you wish.

Our design team have come up with some beauties

These are fabulous team mates thanks for the inspiration!

Now all you need to do is make your 3 "The Look" atc and send them in to The Stamp Man HQ

and if you would like to share them first here is the inlinkz for you to add them too.

Have fun!

ATC Blog Candy and Featured ATC Winner Announcements

2010-08-04T08:00:00.001+01:00

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR DETAILS OF THE AUGUST WINGS SWAP

BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY WINNER

Thank you to everyone who entered the July Stamp Man ATC swap, entered for the blog candy and who shared their work for others to see on this blog. We're VERY impressed with the quality of your work.

Before Janet announces the featured ATCer for the July swaps, I'd like to announce the winner of the blog candy giveaway.. it is...

Tracey

Congratulations Tracey!! Please can you email me at thestampman@btconnect.com to claim your prize, I will need you to email your postal address too so that I can send your prize.

Thank you again for taking part.

Jill

Now over to Janet...

JULY 2010 'WINGS' SWAP - FEATURED ATCER

Anita Wells

Well done Anita for being picked as our featured artist - your colour choices were fabulous and your stamping lovely. As the featured artist you get to choose the next theme which will be Octobers theme - details are in your swaps package which has been posted today. Your ATC is also the first for the new ATC board in The Stampmans shop and Jill has swapped her ATC with yours.

So the first swap is complete here is what they all looked like together

ATC Entries for July

There were 37 swappers for July, here they are all 111 atcs spread out on the table ready for swapping! It was great to see so many of you re-cycling your envelopes and Julie from Belgium I love your envelope so much it will go up in my craft room as inspiration!

They are now in the post box waiting to "wing" their way to you!

Just one thing to bear in mind. Regular atc swappers will know this already but we want to encourage new atcers too - ATCs MUST be 2 and a half inches by 3 and a half inches - this is one rule that cannot be broken as in this case size does matter! Please ensure you measure your atcs carefully especially if you have bought them or are using playing cards - not all atc blanks sold are the correct size.

We do hope you will join in again

Scroll down the page for the details of Augusts swap "Time"

Janet x

August ATC Swap - Time Theme

2010-08-01T12:00:00.006+01:00

Well you really like making and swapping atcs so we are pleased to have brought The Stampman swap back. We have loved looking through all the atcs and will announce the winner after the swap later next week.

In the mean time I have added a new theme for September entitled

"The Look"
If you subscribe to craft stamper you will have received your copy this weekend which has the gorgeous stamp designed by our very own

Tracey Coates

We thought having an atc swap with a theme where you could use the stamp would be great - however feel free to interpret the theme of

"The Look"

any way you choose.

Now onto Augusts theme which is

TIME

This also co-incides with another creation in Craft Stamper this time by Jill who has a gorgeous clock project in the magazine

so to celebrate our August swap is

"Time"

Usual rules apply so check them out

Here is the Design Teams interpretation of the theme

Debbie

Frankie

Janet

Jill

Lisa

Vix

So all thats to do is to make your 3 Time atcs - post pictures here on the blog via Inx Linkz if you would like to then send your atcs following the usual rules

Don't forget to check back later to find out who has won the first Stampman atc swap 2010, who will get the chance to pick a future theme for the swaps. Also do call back to see who has won the blog candy.

The Stamp Man ATC Blog Candy - NOW CLOSED

2010-07-31T12:00:00.003+01:00

THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, 4th August

As an introduction to our venture back into ATC swapping, we are offering some blog candy. The picture above shows the prize you may win, which includes:

- 8.5" x 11" Expandable post-bound ATC album (2 custom-designed pocket pages that hold a total of 72 dimensional cards.
- Pack of 5 sleeves that fit into a regular A4 or 4 ring binder. Each sleeve holds up to nine ATCs.
- Pack of 75 coloured ATC cards.
- Aspects of Design 20 Summer Flowers unmounted stamp sheet (which has images suitable for ATCs).
- Pack of 10 vellum ATC envelopes.
- Pack of 100 ATC Display Bags.

Total value over £60

To enter, copy the code under the ATC blinkie in the sidebar on the RHS into your sidebar and
paste into your sidebar as a HTML/JAVA gadget

For those with blogs - to enter all you need to do is leave a comment below this post and spread the word about our new ATC swaps on your blog by putting the code advertising the swaps onto your blog sidebar and linking it back to our new ATC blog. To be eligible you MUST enter the July swap and also sign up to become a follower.

For those without blogs - please leave a comment below this post. To be eligible you MUST enter the July swap and also sign up to become a follower. Please note that you will need to leave your full name within the comment to be entered, otherwise anonymous entries cannot be accepted.

One entry only, duplicate entries will not be counted.

This candy will run from now until Midday (GMT) on Saturday 31st July 2010.

The winner will be selected at random and announced soon after.

You will need to call back to see if you have won. If the prize has not been claimed by midday Tuesday 3rd August, a new winner will be drawn.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!

Please continue to our latest posts below for more details of the swaps...

ATC Swap First Theme - Wings

2010-07-01T00:01:00.003+01:00

Welcome to the brand new launch of The Stampmans ATC swap - we hope to have lots of fun and share creative ideas with lots of people with the swap so without further ado here is our first Theme

Wings

Its up to you to interpret the theme any way you wish . This will run from the 1st July until the 31st July 2010. Full joining instructions are below.
The Stampman design team have produced some fabulous samples to give you inspiration.

Jill

Janet

Jo

Frankie

Vix

Kay

Debbie

Lisa

Michelle

Instead of showcasing a gallery, for those of you with a blog, please take a photo, add it to your blog and add your link with the Inz Linkz feature below. That way any player can leave a comment on your atcs.
If you do not have a blog please pop a note in with your atcs and if at all possible we will try to show your atcs here.

Please ensure you follow the swap criteria which you can find here.
We will be choosing a winner at the end of the swap who will get to display a winners button on their blog and choose future themes.
So Let the Fun Commence!

Welcome to The Stamp Man ATC Swap Blog!

2010-06-20T21:18:00.000+01:00

I am delighted to announce that Janet, Clarky J's Play Space is taking up the challenge to run our monthly ATC swaps. Janet has past experience of running ATC swaps (over 3 years), so she does know what she is in for! I can also tell you that she is one VERY excited lady!!

I didn't labour the point that one of our previous monthly swaps had over 320 ATC's for the month! Apart from the time actually swapping them over, there is a lot of time spent looking and studying them as you are swapping, that's the REALLY nice bit, and of course that's got to be done and enjoyed!! Then there is the satisfying bit when you've got them all swapped and packed up ready to take to the post office. I'm sure Janet will love every minute of it!

We will be announcing the first themes and the instructions soon. Some members of our Design Team will be posting ATCs here for you to see to get things going, no doubt we'll all dip in here and there in future swaps too.

You do not need to have a blog to enter the swaps and we hope you will join in when they start.

Overseas swappers are most welcome, although you will need to send stamped addressed envelopes with appropriate UK postage costs for your return swaps. Visit the UK's Royal Mail website, where you can work out postage costs, buy and print off a label to fix to your envelope for your return ATCs.

Please join as a follower now to be updated with news about the swaps. The swaps will begin on 1st July although the informtion will be given in advance of this.

We hope you will help us get this off the ground by advertising it on your blogs. As a reward for doing this you will be eligible to enter to win some blog candy so watch for details about that!!

In the meantime, to get your ATC creative juices flowing, please view our gallery of past ATC swaps (there are about 900 photos) please click here.

Finally, thank you Janet for taking this on, I am sure it will be very successful and a lot of fun for all!

Jill

Swap Instructions and Contact Details

2010-06-17T19:00:00.007+01:00

Please send your swaps, with the correct postage on your stamped addressed envelope to arrive by the due date:

ATC Swaps - (Theme you are entering for)
The Stamp Man
11 Craven Nursery Park
Snaygill Ind Est
Keighley Road
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 2QR
UK

Email us at: atcswaps.thestampman@btconnect.com

Postage safety
You may like to send your swaps in a padded envelope for ultimate safety however you could also send them in a piece of folded card or bubble wrap to protect them . As atc are the same size as a credit card another suggestion would be to write hand made card please be careful on the top left hand corner of your envelope - this does seem to deter them being "opened" or becoming lost.

If your preference is for a padded envelope and you would like it to be recycled for return postage please ensure you enclose an address sticker and the correct postage sticker/ stamps.

International Swappers
Please click HERE for instructions

General Notes - the boring bit!

Only send one envelope per set of ATC's for the theme you are entering.

ATC's for future swaps can be sent in advance at your convenience.

Please keep to the theme and send the required amount of ATCs, these MUST be in multiples of 3, if you wish to send more than one set, you can, please adjust the postage for your returns.

Please ensure the return envelope is sufficient for the safe return of your swaps.

We cannot be held responsible for any swaps that are not delivered to us or yourself or any that are lost in the post. It is your responsibility to ensure adequate postage is paid for the sending and receiving of your swaps.

Please add your email address to the back of your swaps so we can contact you if you are a winner. The winner will be chosen from the swaps received not just those in the inz linkz this means EVERYONE has a chance at winning. The winner will be asked to chose 3 themes for future swaps. Not all themes will be used but at least one of the winners choice will be a future theme.

Future themes will be announced one month in advance to allow you to send 2 themes together if you wish. Remember you must send a SAE for each theme you enter.

Apologies for all the boring bits above, hopefully if everyone can follow these few rules, we'll all have a hassle free fun time swapping!!

International Swappers

2010-06-16T15:09:00.008+01:00

As it sounds like the Royal Mail service for printing postage labels isn't an option. We have worked out the following to enable you to pay by Paypal or Visa/Mastercard.

The costs for the postage and transaction fees are:

Europe - £1.61
Rest of world - £2.10

We have added a new product to our website for purchasing ATC swap postage so that we can collect your card payment information securely. If paying by Paypal please order the postage online and we will send an invoice to your email address. Please click HERE to go straight to this on our website

You will need to send a suitable return envelope with your address with your swaps.

We are announcing themes in advance to allow plenty of time for you make your ATCs but please ensure that you allow plenty of time for your swaps to reach us.

We hope this way helps!

The Stamp Man ATC Swaps

Firs and foliage now posted

January 2012 - Re-cycle

Aspects of Design Fruits Script (Unmounted)Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Aged MahoganyTim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Black SootTim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Forest Moss Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Spiced Marmelade Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Wild Honey

November swaps are posted

December theme: Evergreens - Firs and Foliage

Firework swap- more inspiration

Another Fireworks ATC

Oriental swaps posted

November ATC swap - Fireworks!

Oriental ATCs- more inspiration.

In my Garden swaps have been posted

October Swap - Oriental

In the garden swap- more inspiration

August Ocean swaps are posted

September atc swap - in the garden

The Ocean ATC challenge.....more inspiration!

July swaps - sorry they are late

The Ocean

Mid month reminder for the Vintage ATC swap

ATC winner and trees swap posted

July ATC Swap - Vintage Theme

June ATC Swap Trees - More Inspiration...

May Swaps are ready to post!

June Swap - Trees

May Friendship Swap- more inspiration!

April swaps posted

May swap - Friendship

Bird themed ATC swap- More DT inspiration!

March swap in the post

March swap

April Swap - Birds

Under RM steam they are punking their way back to you! or will be in the morning LOL

Wise words March atc swap

January Swaps are in the post!

February Swap - Steampunk

Swaps are sorted and on their way

January Swap - Rhymes and Tales

The Stamp Man, Blog Hop, Challenge, and Award Event for 2010

Phew they have been posted!

December Swap - Tis the Season

They are on there way......

November swap - Take a letter

Altered Challenge Blog Hop Winners

Swaps - The Look - have been posted

October's theme - Travel

Altered Challenge Blog Hop!

Swaps have been posted!

September ATC swap - The Look

ATC Blog Candy and Featured ATC Winner Announcements

August ATC Swap - Time Theme

The Stamp Man ATC Blog Candy - NOW CLOSED

ATC Swap First Theme - Wings

Welcome to The Stamp Man ATC Swap Blog!

Swap Instructions and Contact Details

International Swappers

Aspects of Design Fruits Script (Unmounted)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Aged Mahogany
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Forest Moss
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Spiced Marmelade
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Wild Honey